Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy

Chapter 569

Chapter 569

"Why are you doing that?"

"It seems you can practice in even more dangerous situations."

"!?"

Yi-Han was shocked, thinking he had done something wrong.

Regardless, Professor Bagrak returned to the topic of the blood-sucking monster.

"Poisons that block regeneration are likely to be ineffective."

There were standard methods to deal with monsters with strong regenerative powers.

Methods like fire, acid, or poison.

Among these, the most convenient was poison.

Unlike fire or acid, if you hit them once, you could deeply poison them.

"Ah. I think I understand. Is it because the regenerative power is too strong, so there's a limit even if you cut it down with poison?"

Professor Bagrak nodded his head.

"That's why I prepared a different poison. It's a type of poison that makes regenerative power go out of control."

"Can you make it?"

"I'll need the help of the seniors, but I should be able to make it."

"I see."

Professor Bagrak sipped tea with one hand and waved a stick in front of the baby Basilisk with the other.

Yi-Han suddenly suspected that he had made a mistake.

'Wait. Did I say it for nothing?'

Come to think of it, even if he said he would get it from the seniors, he could have just left it at that, but because Professor Bagrak asked, 'Can you make it?', his answer naturally went in that direction.

Thud!

The baby Basilisk flopped to the side, panting.

Professor Bagrak checked its condition and said.

"It seems to have exercised enough."

-...-

Yi-Han wondered if the baby Basilisk was using the Evil Eye now.

That's how fiercely it was glaring at Professor Bagrak.

"Take this."

Professor Bagrak put the toys in a chest and handed it to Yi-Han.

"If you indulge it too much, the Basilisk may not grow properly."

"I-I'll keep that in mind."

Yi-Han answered while avoiding the gaze of the Basilisk hanging on his forearm, looking at him pitifully.

'I have no choice but to answer like this here...'

"And this too."

"What is this?"

Yi-Han was puzzled when Professor Bagrak took out a container of crossbow bolts from inside the lecture hall.

Were they bolts to shoot at Yi-Han?

"Such a fast monster will easily escape even if hit by flames. Use these bolts."

Complex patterns were engraved on the body and arrowhead of the bolts.

Even Yi-Han, who had learned quite rigorously under Professor Verduus, couldn't fully grasp the magic cast on these bolts.

'Fire magic?'

It was fire-type magic, but there were a few additional spells cast on it.

Duration, fierceness, additional curses…

"If it hits once, it will burn until the end of the semester."

"Thank you!"

The blood-sucking monster's regenerative power was mighty, but there was always a weakness.

If it was an unquenchable flame, it would be the answer.

Moreover, since other bolts were coated with poison, it would be even more difficult for the enemy to predict.

Professor Bagrak spoke as if he had given up on stopping his erratic disciple.

"Chase it moderately. The giants are waiting for you."

"..."

Yi-Han had absolutely no intention of chasing the blood-sucking monster, but even if he did, he didn't think he would restrain himself because of those words.

***

Although the students were in an uproar because of the blood-sucking monster, the lectures didn't stop regardless of that.

"Therefore, we should be vigilant with the case of this unfortunate mage, Mr. Kladral, right?"

"Yes! Professor!"

"Then for today, up to here..."

"Professor. I have a question. What if Mr. Kladral had dealt with all the demons he had locked up in his house when he made a contract with an angel?"

"An interesting question. Hmm! Normally, it would be time to end the lecture, but since next week is the final exam, shall we do a bit more?"

"Thank you, Professor!"

Although Asan's request for an encore lecture made his friends glare at him as if they would kill him, this was a trivial matter.

—

“Therefore, when we meet these unfortunate magic criminals, we must mercilessly cut off their breath.”

"Principal. Next week, I have the final exam..."

“Don't exaggerate.”

However, the skull principal calling Yi-Han to teach him the methods of magic criminals and how to deal with them was something that went beyond the scope of triviality.

“You remember the counter-magic we learned last time to block the secret techniques of magic criminals, right?”

"Yes."

“The mana patterns of the artifacts they used?”

"Huh? You didn't teach me that last time because there was no time, right?"

“You're not falling for it. I asked in case you secretly studied it.”

"..."

Yi-Han looked at the skull principal in disbelief.

Was he saying that he secretly investigated artifacts and studied them in his spare time like a magic-crazed person?

“Right. The mana patterns of artifacts can be studied hard and learned today, and there's one more thing to talk about.”

"Principal. I did my best for the honor of the school. Please consider the circumstances."

“...It wasn't about the group outing. You brat.”

The skull principal glared at Yi-Han, twisting his face.

He had tried to forget and move on, but this tactless disciple had rubbed salt in the wound.

“How the hell did you manage all those guys... Forget it. A mage doesn't reveal the future. Anyway, do you remember this?”

The skull principal took out a white bone.

Seeing that, Yi-Han tilted his head.

"Is it the principal's bone?"

“You haven't already forgotten about the King of Ghouls, have you?”

"Ah."

Only then did Yi-Han realize what bone it was.

It was the bone obtained from the realm ruled by the King of Ghouls during the vacation.

Moreover, it wasn't just an ordinary bone, but a bone directly offered by the King of Ghouls.

The skull principal had taken it to investigate, but he had been so busy that he had forgotten about it…

"The bone looked so extraordinary that I was mistaken. Haha."

“You brat…”

The skull principal sent a much more lenient gaze.

Unlike other flattery, the skull principal always enjoyed compliments about the appearance of bones.

“I kept asking the King of Ghouls, and he spat out some useful clues. It might be the bone of Duke Behemoth.”

"If it's Behemoth... isn't it a monster?"

Behemoth was a colossal demon that would only appear in fairy tales.

A powerful demon that could swallow the clouds in the sky while standing on the earth.

A demon of that level couldn't even be called a monster. The moment it appeared, it was close to a natural disaster, destroying everything around it with its size.

“It is a monster. There are none left on the continent now. I defeated the last one a long time ago.”

"..."

Before he could ask about the skull principal's very interesting past, the story moved on to the next topic.

“But there are still Behemoths left in other realms. I heard a rumor a long time ago that there was a Behemoth who had become a duke in the realm of demons.”

"Can monsters also become dukes?"

“Of course. If they're strong, they can even become kings. If you're confident you can handle the aftermath, you can also go to the realm of demons and say, 'I am the emperor who will rule over you.'”

"Why would I do such a crazy thing?"

“I tried it before, you know?”

"..."

Beings from other realms were mostly proud, but among them, demons could be said to truly live on pride alone.

As such, titles held tremendous importance among demons.

The moment a demon without qualifications called himself a marquis or a duke and walked around, he would be attacked by other demons.

But to go to such demons and say, 'I guess I'm about the level of an emperor,' and come back alive.

'Is this person really crazy?'

"...So there was a Behemoth who became a duke? But for its bones to be circulating like this..."

“It was probably subjugated. By other demons. In fact, it's difficult for a demon like Behemoth to last long in the realm of demons.”

According to the skull principal, to last long in the realm of demons, one needed not only combat power but also other outstanding abilities.

One needed to have excellent diplomatic skills and cunning schemes like the skull principal himself.

In contrast, Behemoth was strong in power but close to an idiot in such aspects.

When hungry, it would catch and eat other demons, and when bored, it would trample on the territories of other demons, so it wouldn't be strange for it to become a public enemy and be subjugated.

Sealing its power and erasing its name was probably for that reason too. How humiliating it must have been from the demons' perspective.

"Then did the King of Ghouls participate in the subjugation?"

“Ha! He's not at that level. The reason he could call himself a king was because it was possible in the secluded land of ghouls, but if he had blabbered about being a king in front of other demons, he would have been torn apart immediately.”

For the first time, Yi-Han felt a little sorry for the King of Ghouls.

If he had heard such words next to him, he might have shed tears.

He probably coincidentally obtained a part of the bone that flowed out after the subjugation ended.

"I see. Then is it possible to summon Behemoth with this?"

“What?”

The skull principal looked at Yi-Han with the gaze of a future magic criminal.

“Summoning something like Behemoth? Are you serious? This whole area will completely collapse? You're not imagining the collapse of the empire before going to sleep these days, are you?”

"No... it was just an academic question..."

“Actually, you can do it. Summoning Behemoth is impossible. The amount of bone is too small. You won't be able to construct even half of half of Behemoth and will fail. It would be better to make it into your artifact.”

"Again with artifacts?"

“Having many artifacts is a good thing…”

As he spoke, the skull principal looked Yi-Han up and down.

Necklaces, rings, bracelets, even a belt, it was a bit much.

Moreover, there were additional artifacts that he didn't usually wear but put on when needed.

It was to the point where one would think he was doing well walking around without causing mana interference.

“...You do have a lot. But even considering that, this Behemoth bone is worth making into an artifact.”

"Why is that?"

“The bone is sturdy, so it can hold a lot of mana.”

"...?"

Yi-Han was slightly taken aback by the effect that was too plain compared to his expectations.

"Is that all?"

“It's very important for you. Even the bracelet Professor Garcia made for you now is screaming for its life.”

"...It's not to that extent..."

He knew that the mana absorption bracelet wasn't very effective, but hearing it like that was a bit bitter.

“Actually, that was a lie. It can't even scream. Because your mana is too much, it's busy absorbing it.”

"I understand. I just need to make it, right?"

Yi-Han changed the subject, grumbling.

Now that he thought about making it again, his heart was looking forward to it.

"Wait. Then if I wear an artifact made from Behemoth's bone, will the spirits who fear me also approach?"

Having a lot of mana had advantages but also disadvantages.

Yi-Han confided in the skull principal about the points that had troubled him due to having a lot of mana.

Hearing that concern, the skull principal asked.

“Don't people usually point out the difficulty of fine control as a disadvantage of having a lot of mana?”

This was a surprisingly fatal problem for mages.

Even if one had a lot of mana, it was meaningless if one couldn't control it.

Considering that mages born with more mana naturally experienced more trial and error when learning magic, it wouldn't be surprising even if the boy from the Wardanaz family whined, 'I feel like I'm going to die every time I use magic.'

"I somehow overcame that."

“Right…”

The skull principal nodded his head at his disciple's words, unsurprised.

As always, it was a rare talent.

And what was even rarer was that he had such a personality despite having that talent.

'That's what's really crazy.'

Not knowing that the skull principal was having rude thoughts, Yi-Han threw a hopeful gaze.

"So, will it be blocked?"

“No. That's impossible.”

The skull principal said firmly.

To reach that level, artifacts would have to be densely embedded throughout Yi-Han's body, and mana would have to be extracted with all his might.

Even so, he wasn't sure if it could keep up with the recovery power, so how could the mana be completely blocked just by wearing one artifact?

"Then what's the point?!"

“...The artifact's performance?”

The skull principal looked at his disciple as if he were a madman.

Originally, artifacts were mainly for magic, not for absorbing mana.

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